Kohli explained that Du Plessis is suffering from a rib injury and will be unable to play. As a result, team management decided to play him as a Impact Player.
Faf may be unable to field today, so he’ll serve as an impact player, switching with Vyshak. We could have batted first, the pitch could get slow, and some scruff marks will help the bowlers going deep into the game.
We haven’t done that so far in the tournament by taking one game at a time, focusing on our own game, and making the most of crunch situations. There will be no other changes for us, Kohli revealed at the time of the coin toss.
While Faf will bat alongside Kohli, when the substitution occurs, it will be Vijaykumar Vyshak who will take his place. PBKS stand-in skipper Curran, on the other hand, revealed that Liam Livingstone has returned to his side’s starting XI, while Nathan Ellis has also returned to replace Kagiso Rabada.
source: ESPN cricinfo
We’ll bowl first because we did well in the last game and we’ll take some confidence because the conditions won’t change much. Shikhar is getting closer, but he won’t make it today. He’s a good player, but the younger guys have to step up now that Livingstone is back and Ellis has taken over for KG, he said.
RCB is currently ranked eighth in the points table, while PBKS is ranked fifth. A big win in Mohali could propel the Bengaluru franchise into the top half of the table.
Despite the presence of Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli returns to captain the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This is why.
By tirupatinews
